bullhead fishing

[MedicDan]

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Ignorance of the law is not a defense.....

.....and confusing laws are an easy way to make money.

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Thats why a person practices law...

[DARK30]

Go ahead and use the cast net. Use two lines. Use a foot long bullhead for bait....or even put a lawyer on the hook. All your doing is running the risk of paying the "special permit" for doing so. The cost of the "special permit" gets more expensive each time you have to pay it and may even include the loss of your gear. Don't worry though, all funds collected from issuing special permits go to a good cause.

Anybody know what the current "special permit" cost is for using two lines?

[MedicDan]

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or even put a lawyer on the hook

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Hey whats up with that????

those permits, if you could somehow say they are for education use, you can get one for free, I have one for that reason, for biology.

[rushing]

A two years ago it was in the $130 range. But now its prolly like schfifty five billion dollars and eleventy seven cents.

[Kurt Paulsen]

Ah! So I see! So if I am doing benthic research, freshwater ecology, or icthyological and population studies, I could probably land myself a casting net permit? Does anybody know the proper channels by which to submit such a a proposal?

[Kurt Paulsen]

Ok ok... I will get off this subject now. I went to the horses mouth as it were.

My question:

First, I have a question about the proper usage of cast nets within

Minnesota. I have read up on MN Statute 97C.345 Subd. 3 and 4, and have

discovered no mention of casting nets as legal or illegal. Chapter 97C.351

discusses minnow nets, landing nets, and dip nets, but does not mention cast

or casting nets. Chapter 97C.511 subd. 1 enacts size restrictions for

minnow seines, but not construction specifications. More specifically, it

mentions mesh sizes, but not net shape.

So my question is this: is a cast net, that is a net that closes itself upon

the retrieval process, considered a minnow seine or dip net when it uses a

small enough mesh and the overall size is less than 25 feet?

The DNR response:

Your email was forwarded to me for a response. Minnesota does not permit the use of castnets to take minnows or other fish in the state. Our statutes and rules as it appears you are familiar with allows the DNR to regulate the taking of fish. We allow the capture of fish through seines and traps which are efficient methods of taking.

My take on the response:

So basically they admit that it isn't regulated, but since they say so, it is so. Wow, a law that exists but is written nowhere... isn't that amazing?

So again, sorry to all who have endured my ramblings! I am officially dropping this topic. On to the next one